When the Boat Comes In
When the Boat Comes In is a British television period drama produced by the BBC between 8 January 1976 and 21 April 1981. Taking place between 1919 to 1937, Jack Ford is a veteran of The Great War who returns to his poverty-stricken (fictional) town of Gallowshield in the North East of England. It dramatises the interwar political struggles of the 1920s and 1930s, and explores the impact of national and international politics upon Ford and those around him.
Created by James Mitchell
Cast
James Bolam
Jack Ford
51 episodes
James Garbutt
Bill Seaton
39 episodes
Jean Heywood
Bella Seaton
39 episodes
John Nightingale
Tom Seaton
39 episodes
Edward Wilson
Billy Seaton
35 episodes
Malcolm Terris
Matt Headley
34 episodes
Susan Jameson
Jessie Seaton
30 episodes
Madelaine Newton
Dolly Mather
28 episodes
Basil Henson
Sir Horatio Manners
23 episodes
Rosalind Bailey
Sarah Lytton
23 episodes
Geoffrey Rose
Arthur Ashton
18 episodes
William Fox
Duke of Bedlington
13 episodes
Phyllida Law
1 episode
Judy Loe
1 episode
Michael Melia
1 episode
Clive Merrison
1 episode
Mel Martin
Jane Martin
1 episode
Terrence Hardiman
Captain Leslie
1 episode
Crew
- Music
- David Fanshawe
Seasons
Series 1
1976 · 13 eps
Series 2
1976 · 13 eps
Series 3
1977 · 15 eps
Series 4
1981 · 10 eps
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